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Assistance to Canadians

A full range of consular services is provided through the Canadian Consulate General to Canadian citizens residing or travelling in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Bermuda. These include passport and citizenship information, registration for federal elections, notarial services (birth, marriage, death, etc..), and providing emergency assistance in the case of disasters, accidents, arrest and detention or medical emergencies.

For more detailed information on:

* Passports, Citizenship, Drivers Licenses
* Births, Deaths and Marriages - Income Security Programs Offices,
* Pensions, Taxes, Medical Coverage
* Voting in Canadian Federal elections while abroad

Please go to Passport and Consular/Emergency Services for Canadians - Click here!

Emergency Services - After Business Hours:

The Consular Client Services Division of Foreign Affairs Canada maintains a 24 hour, seven days a week emergency service for Canadian citizens, designed to assist during periods our offices may be closed. The service covers such matters as deaths, illness, accidents, evacuations, financial problems, missing persons, child abductions/custody, kidnapping, arrest and detention and passport issues. The emergency service is managed from Ottawa and can be accessed on the following number from the United States: 1-800-387-3124 or 1-613-996-8885. Visit the website at: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/sos/emergencies-en.asp

Contact Us/Hours
The Canadian Consulate General
1251 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue)
New York, New York 10020-1175

Consular/Passport fax: 1 (212) 596-1666
Consular Tel.: 1 (212) 596-1759

Please give your full name and details of address and telephone number.

The Consular Section receives the public Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m./ 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., except for holidays.

For enquiries or to obtain application forms please call (212) 596-1759.